[Acute upper airway obstruction caused by cervical hematoma as a complication of an internal jugular vein catheter].
4 cases of inadvertent puncture of the common carotid artery following unsuccessful puncture of the internal jugular vein leading to a massive cervical hematoma are described. In all cases, acute upper airway obstruction required immediate intubation.
Weimann
J
J
Medizinischen Universitätsklinik Wien.
Frass
M
M
Traindl
O
O
Pidlich
J
J
Leithner
C
C
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology
Akute obere Atemwegsobstruktion durch Zervikalhämatom als Komplikation des Vena-jugularis-interna-Katheters.